Sensitivity of a mesoscale model to microphysical parameterizations in the MAP SOP events IOP2b and IOP8

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1438-1454

  Serafin, Stefano ^a,b   Ferretti, Rossella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN GAGES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HYDROMETEOR FIELD; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATION; SNOW DEPOSITION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNOW;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 35548935580     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2545.1     Document Type: Article

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